Legion: XX | ||||
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Released | May 18, 2018 | |||
Studio | Hybrid Studios, Santa Ana, California | |||
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Length | 38:02 | |||
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Producer | Josh Wilbur | |||
Burn the Priest chronology | ||||
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Lamb of God overall chronology | ||||
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Singles from Legion:XX | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Distorted Sound | 7/10 [1] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [2] |
Metal Injection | 9/10 [3] |
Metal Hammer | [4] |
MetalSucks | [5] |
Legion:XX is a cover album and the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God,under their original name Burn the Priest. Its title pays homage to Legion Records which was the Philadelphia based independent label that released the band's first 7" split in 1998. Thus marking this release as twenty years later. The album was released on May 18,2018 through Epic Records/Nuclear Blast. It is the band's first album as Burn the Priest since their 1999 album. It is the last album to feature founding drummer Chris Adler before his departure from Lamb of God in July 2019. [6]
Legion:XX has been described as a crossover thrash,hardcore punk,punk rock,and sludge metal album. [7] [3] [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (year) | Length |
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1. | "Inherit the Earth" | Tommy Niemeyer | The Accüsed (1988) | 3:29 |
2. | "Honey Bucket" | Melvins (1993) | 2:43 | |
3. | "Kerosene" | Big Black (1986) | 6:12 | |
4. | "Kill Yourself" | Stormtroopers of Death (1985) | 2:18 | |
5. | "I Against I" | Bad Brains (1986) | 3:48 | |
6. | "Axis Rot" |
| Sliang Laos (1993) | 3:04 |
7. | "Jesus Built My Hotrod" |
| Ministry feat. Gibby Haynes (1992) | 6:13 |
8. | "One Voice" |
| Agnostic Front (1992) | 3:16 |
9. | "Dine Alone" |
| Quicksand (1993) | 3:31 |
10. | "We Gotta Know" |
| Cro-Mags (1986) | 3:27 |
Total length: | 38:02 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (year) | Length |
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11. | "In the Meantime" | Page Hamilton | Helmet (1992) | 3:13 |
Total length: | 41:15 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [9] | 53 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] | 72 |
Billboard 200 [11] | 107 |
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